Shipping, display, and vending carton



H; AMATEL.

SHIPPING, DISPLAY, AND VENDING CARTON. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 13. I920.

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INVENTOR AROLD F7MATEL REY H. AMATEL. SHIPPING, DISPLAY, AND VENDING CARTON.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I3, I920.

Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

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UNHTE STATES- Parent cannon.

HAROLD AMATEL, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW iTERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO WESTINGHOUSE LAMP COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SHIPPING, DISPLAY, AND VENDING CARTON.

Application filed December 13, 1920. Serial'No. 430,191.

To. all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD AMATEL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shipping, Dis play, and Vending Cartons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to'an improved carton for incandescent lamps and the like, which will serve the three-fold purpose of a shipping, display, and vending case for said articles.

An object of the invention is the provision of a carton which, will serve as an attractive display case,-the partial contents of which may be viewed and removed without entirely opening the carton.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a very convenient vending package for incandescent lamps or similar glass articles.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a method of packing articles of the nature contemplated, which is economical of warehouse and shelf space.

The invention consists substantially in the construction of a shipping carton for incandescent lamps Which may be quickly modified, for display and vending purposes, into a self-feeding lamp dispenser of the automatic magazine type.

Cartons for similar purposes have often been composed of assembled parts and have not been convertible for use as shipping and dispensing containers. My container is composed of a flat blank which may rapidly be folded to the proper form and, when sofolded, one side thereof is provided with double doors, one of which laps over and locks the other during transportation.

The lower. door may, however, be readily slipped from beneath the upper, secured door and a lower aperture be thus provided through which the articles may be dispensed when the carton is placed on end upon a sales counter.

An illustration of my invention is set forth inthe following specification and is disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings in which, Fig- 1 is a plan view of the blank before folding; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the carton ready for folding; Fig. 3 is a in the carton and showing also the lower part of the front or door of the carton turned down to allow withdrawal of the lamps for vending; and Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 6 except that it shows a different arrangement of the lamps therein.

Referring to the drawings, particularly Figs. 1 and 2, the carton is formed from a single piece of cardboard, which is blanked out and creased to form sections 1 to 145 When the blank has been assembled to form a container, section 1 forms the top, section 2 the bottom and sections 3 and'} the sides. Flap 5, extending from one edge of side 4, serves as a means for permanently connecting said edge of side 4 to the top 1, as by gluing.

Top 1 is provided with flaps 6, and bottom 2 is provided with flaps 7 and 8 for folding inwardly in the usual manner. Fla 7 forms part of the front of the carton. flap 9 is extended from part of the upper edge of section 3 in such position that, when the carton is assembled, the tongue 13 engages the slot 16 which is centrally located upon the creased portion of section 9; and,

extending from the lower edge of section 3,

is a back 10 having tonguev 11 projecting centrally from its edge. Tongue 11 engages slot 17 when the carton is assembled. Extending from the left part of the upper edge of section 4 is section 12 having tongue 18 which is made to engage the slot 16 between sections 3 and 9. Section 12 constitutes the upper part or door of the front of the carton. At the crease between section 12 and tongue 13, horizontal notches are cut so that,

perspective view of the canton folded, a w

when the carton is assembled, the upper edges of the notches serve as a look by their engagement with flap 9.

In practice, the carton is assembled by bending the blank upon the creases 20, 21, 22 and 23 and then gluing or otherwise seas shown in Fig. 2. The first step -.ment with a view to economy of space, and

avoids any necessity of bluing by a purchaser, who can readily adjust it to shape and turn in the flaps or sections to make a complete box. This preferably is done by folding inwardly flaps 6 and 7, folding flap 9 over flap 6 (and partly over flap 7 and then folding section 12 over flap 9 and inserting tongue 13 into slot 16. The double doors are thus retained in closed positions.

Flap 8 and corresponding flap 6 are folded inwardly, the narrow flap 14 is folded over flaps 6 and 8, section 10 is then folded over section 14 and the tongue 11 is inserted into slot 17. It should be noted from Fig. 3 that the edge of section 7 extends under the edge of section 12 in order that section 7 may be held in place.

The carton is intended to contain incan-. descent lamps individually wrapped, as shown in Fig. 5. The wrapping consists, as shown in Fig. 4, of a piece of corrugated paper 18 secured in any suitable manner, as bygluing, to a cover of tissue paper 19 which is of greater width than the corruated paper 18 and of at least equal length.

he wrapper may be loosely wrapped about an incandescent lamp and held in position by tucking the ends of the wrapper inwardly. The lamps may be placed endwise 354m crosswise. in the carton, as indicated in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, respectively.

For the purpose of displaying and vending the lamps, section 7 is pulled outward and turned under bottom 2, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 7.

It will be noted from Figs. 6 and 7 that the bottom of section or flap 12 ends in a I line slightly above the top of the lowermost lamp.

In withdrawing lamps from the -carton the lowermost lamp is taken whereupon the lamps above it fall into place at the bottom of the carton to be withdrawn.

While I have described the preferred form of my invention, it is obvious that many changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

From the above description it .will be apparent that my invention contemplates the provision of a shipping case which is also an; attractive display case, a convenient vending carton, and is economical of warehouse and shelf space.

What is claimed is:

1. In a merchandise dispensing and shipping carton adapted to contain a plurality of articles, an outlet for the said articles whereby the said articles may be removed individuallywhen directed toward the said opening by gravity during the use of the carton as a dispensing device, and a closure for the said opening during the use of the carton as a shipping case, said closure adapted to be concealed when the carton is .used as a dispensing device.

2. A merchandise shipping and vending container, .comprisinga tubular receptacle arranged to be placed on end for use as a vending device to cause the contents to move toward the bottom end of the receptacle and provided with an opening adjacent the said end to function as a dispensing outlet for the contents when the carton is used as a vending device and a closure for the said opening to confine the contents when the carton is used as a shipping case, said closure adapted to be locked in closed position by the lower edge of the adjacent wall of the container.

3. A convertible carton. adapted to serve as a shipping case during transportation and as a vendin device for dispensing the contents thereof, the said carton having, at one end, a cover and a locking means for the same, a divided co'ver'being provided at the opposite end, locking means for one portion of the said cover, the said lockable portion being adapted and arranged to' secure the remairing portion normally closed.

4. A carton adapted to serve as a container for a plurality of articles during transportation or as a vending device and display case in a sales room, said carton having an aperture to permit removal of the articles singly, the said aperture being located near the lower end of the carton when the said carton is in position as a vending device, a. cover adjacent the said aperture for closing the same to convert the vending device to a shipping case, said cover being concealed when the container is used as a vending device.

5. A carton which may be converted from a shippmg to a dispensing case or vice versa comprising a receptacle adapted to contain a.plurality of articles, said receptacle being arranged, when placed on end, to direct the contents thereof substantially toward an aperture at one side thereof, by gravity, to permit removal of the articles indiviudally when the receptacle is used as a dispensing case, and a closure to revent removal of the said articles throu h t e aperture during the transportation 0 the said carton, said closure then being lapped under the edge of the carton adjacent the aperture.

6. A carton adapted to be readily. converted from a shipping to a dispensing case or vice versa comprising a receptacle capable of holding a plurality of articles, said receptacle being designed to feed, when functioning as a dispensing case, the contained articles toward an aperture provided in the lower part of one of the sides of the carton and a closure for said aperture to retain the contents within the receptacle when functioning as a shipping case, the upper part,

of said side adapted to be locked and unlocked so that it may be'lapped over the adjacent edge of the closure and hold the same in locked position.

7. A carton adapted to serve alternately as a counter vending device and as a shipping case, said carton being adapted to contain a plurality of wrapped articles, an ape-rture and a cover for the same, the said cover being adapted to be secured away from the aperture when the carton is in a position for use as a vending device and to close the aperture when the carton is used as a shipping case, said articles being disposed for ready removal when the carton is set up as a vend ing device.

8. A container for shipping and dispensing fragile articles made from a slngle sheet of material arranged to form side walls of 1 one continuous piece, the ends of the said piece being adapted for connection, thus giving the said sheet a tubular form, flaps 1ntegral with the ends of the tube, the said flaps forming a closure for one end, and fiaps integral with the opposite end to provlde a divided cover, part of which is held closed by an integral tongue thereon, the other part being adapted to either remaln open or be looked under said first mentioned part.

9. A container adapted to serve as a shlpping and as a dispensing case for fragile articles, made from a single sheet of material arranged to form integral side walls,

the ends of the said piece being adapted for to be readily slipped from beneath the upper connection, thus giving the said sheet a tubular form, flaps integral with the ends of the tube, the said flaps at one end providing a closure and. the-flaps at the opposite end providing a divided cover, the said d1- vided cover comp-rising upper and lower portions having their adjacent edges overlapping, and means for locking the said upper portion.

10. A shipping and dispensing carton adapted to contain a plurality of separately wrapped articles, one side of the carton being provided with an upper and a lower flap, the lower flap being arranged to close an opening slightly larger than the outline of one of the contained articles, the upper flap being arranged to lap upon the lower flap to hold the same normally closed during shipment, means for locking the upper flap in a closed position, the said lower flap being arranged flap to uncover the said opening when the carton is in position as a dispensing case.

' 11. A convertible carton adapted for use as a container for a plurality of articles during shipment, and, when desired, adapted to serve as a merchandise-dispensing device, a closure at one end of the said carton, a divided swing cover at the opposite end comprising unequal upper and lower portions, means for securing the larger portion in a closed position and thereby normally retaining the smaller portion in a closed position, the said smaller portion being adaptedfor quick removal to provide'an opening for the vending of the articles.

12. A container for shipping and dispensing fragile articles, made from a single sheet of material arranged to form integral side walls, the' ends of the said piece being adapted for connection thus giving the said sheet a tubular form, flaps integral with the ends of the tube, the said flaps at one end of the tubeproviding a cover, and flaps upon the opposlte'end providing a divided cover, the said divided cover comprising upper and lower portions having their adjacent edges overlapping and means for locking the upper portion to temporarily secure the lower portion, the edge of the said lower portion being adapted to be withdrawn from beneath the edge of the upper portion to provide an opening for dispensing the contents of the container.

13. A carton for alternate use for the shipping and display of vendible units, comprising a side provided with upper and lower doors, the lower door, which is opened and folded under the carton, when the same is used for display purposes, being held locked by the upper door, the upper door being provided with a locking flap to hold the same closed as a'wall of the carton.

14 A carton, convertible for use either as a shlpping container or as a display case for fragile articles, provided with a flap in the upper part of a side, a lower flap in the HAROLD AMATEL 

